title: Fellow eyes in aphakic and pseudophakic bullous keratopathy.
abstract: We studied the contralateral eye of ten consecutive patients in whom corneal decompensation had occurred following cataract extraction to detect the beginnings of any corneal disease in that eye. Patients with a previous history of surgery, trauma, or ocular disease were excluded. In the study group, the mean endothelial cell count was 1,852 cells/mm2 and the central corneal thickness was 0.572 mm. A comparable group of control eyes with cataracts demonstrated a mean endothelial cell count of 2,446 cells/mm2 and central pachymetry of 0.514 mm. Patients with corneal edema following cataract extraction should be carefully evaluated for the presence of endothelial dysfunction in the opposite eye.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine, LSU Eye Center, New Orleans 70112-2234.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Insler
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Robbins
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000473:pathology; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002452:Cell Count; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology; D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged